National trauma and collective memory
Subtitle: extraordinary events in the American experience
By: Arthur G. Neal.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Armonk, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Crises -- Psychological aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Memory -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century; National characteristics, American; United States -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945; United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-
Description: A fascinating exploration of our evolving national psyche, this compelling work chronicles major traumas in America's recent history- from the Depression and Pearl Harbor; to the assassinations of the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, Jr.; to Ruby Ridge, Waco, and Columbine- and how we respond to them as a nation, and what our responses mean. Reflecting on American popular culture as well as the media, this second edition features a new chapter on September 11th and other acts of terror within the United States, and coverage of the Columbia space shuttle disaster. It also has new, student-friendly features intended to make the book more useful as a classroom supplement, including discussion questions and "Symbolic Events" boxes in each chapter. -- Publisher description
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-232) and index.
Table of contents: title: Collective sadness, fear, and anger; title: Society as moral community; title: The Great Depression; title: The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; title: The fear of communism; title: The Vietnam war; title: Political assassinations of the 1960s; title: The Watergate affair; title: Technological accidents; title: Domestic terrorism, USA; title: The terrorist attack of September 11th; title: Collective memory.